Rafter Span Tables
Surveyors span tables for designing roof rafters.
Rafter span tables. Rafter spans can be extended slightly beyond what the rafter tables suggest when there is a cantelever extending beyond the supporting wall. Visit the roof framing page for more information on cutting roof rafters and visit the roof pitch calculator for determining rafter lengths based on rise and run. View joist rafter tables. Surveyors and structural engineers utilise data from tables below to help calculate the correct size strength and centres of roof timbers for the required spans and loadings.
The focus is 20 psf live load. For pitched roofs flat roofs and ceiling joists. Rafter span tables use these tables to determine lengths sizes and spacing of rafters based on a variety of factors such as species load grade spacing and pitch. Applications according to the 2018 international residential code.
These eight tables are based on 16 o c. Ceiling joist span use this table to determine the maximum lengths of ceiling joists based on species of lumber joist spacing and joist size. Also available for the android os. These rafter span tables provide the best reference to quickly and easily determine the maximum span for all grades of southern pine according to the 2018 international residential code.
Span tables for purlin supporting rafters to bs 5268 7 6 imposed loads of 0 75 kn m snow load are applicable to most areas where the altitude does not exceed 100 metres refer to bs 6399 3 imposed loads of 1 kn m snow load are applicable to most areas where the altitude exceeds 100 metres but does not exceed 200 metres but excluding parts of scotland pennines north east england.